Streeting urged to speak out against Starmer as pair meet for showdown talks ahead of King's Speech - live updates

By JAMIE BULLEN, LIVE COVERAGE EDITOR Wes Streeting has been urged to speak out against Sir Keir Starmer by a minister who has quit the government as the pair meet in Downing Street today ahead of the King's Speech. The Health Secretary is reportedly set to question the Prime Minister on 'turbulence' in the Labour Party following a string of ministerial resignations while scores of MPs have called for Sir Keir to resign. Zubir Ahmed, who resigned as a health minister, said Cabinet members who are privately dissatisfied with the Prime Minister need to say so publicly. 'I think people who are articulating their dissatisfaction with the Prime Minister in private, they do have a responsibility to say that in public and directly to him, because this situation is unsustainable,' he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme. The meeting comes ahead of the King's Speech where Charles will set out the government’s legislative agenda for the coming year. Health Secretary Wes Streeting has arrived in Downing Street for a meeting with the Prime Minister amid calls from within Labour for Sir Keir Starmer to resign. A minister who quit the government over Sir Keir Starmer's leadership has called on Cabinet members privately dissatisfied with the Prime Minister to say so publicly. Zubir Ahmed, who is said to be an ally of Wes Streeting, said the situation was 'unsustainable'. Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, he said: He went on to say ministers who are articulating their unhappiness with Sir Keir should so in public and directly to him. Good morning and welcome to our live politics coverage as Keir Starmer's premiership remains engulfed in crisis on the day of the King's Speech. The Prime Minister is set to have talks with Wes Streeting, the Health Secretary and potential leadership challenger, this morning inside Downing Street. The pair will meet ahead of the King's Speech, a centuries old tradition to mark the start of a new parliamentary session. Stick with us throughout the day as we bring you the latest on the Labour leadership saga and the King's Speech as Charles enters Parliament. We need a General Election now. The comments below have not been moderated. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.